Volume 49 - No. 1-2 - 2012
Creative Abilities, Attitudes and Emotional Intelligence as Predictors of Underachievement and Overachievement
Maciej Karwowski Academy of Special Education Wojciech Wloch Northeastern Illinois University The purpose of the presented study was to conduct an in-depth evaluation of underachievers and overachievers in terms of individual differences, with special attention to creativity and emotional intelligence. Continue reading
Color Red: Implications for Applied Psychology and Marketing Research
Chris Piotrowski and Terry Armstrong University of West Florida College of Business Pensacola, FL 32514 Research shows that the color Red elicits predominantly negative reactions in humans, i.e., avoidance motivation, threat, and danger. Most investigators use the color Red as Continue reading
Providing Optimal Customer Service for Health & Human Performance Majors
Dr. BerNadette Lawson-Williams, Dr. Karen L. Butler, Dr. Robert Lindsey, Dr. Robert Lyons, Dr. Antonia Mead, Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Dr. Indhu Gopal, & Dr. Denisha Hendricks Johnson C. Smith University This article describes the results of a survey that Continue reading
The Associations Between Fatigue and Need for Recovery With Anxiety and Depression
Vicki Bitsika Bond University, Queensland Christopher F Sharpley University of New England, New South Wales Kate Morrison Bond University, Queensland The relative associations between fatigue and need for recovery with anxiety, depression and combined anxiety-depression, were compared in a sample Continue reading
Loneliness, Support, Marriage and the Family
Ami Rokach, Ph.D. York University, Toronto, Canada The Center for Academic Studies, Or Yehuda, Israel and Walden University, MN, U.S.A. arokach@yorku.ca Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions. It distinguishes not between men or women, rich or poor, illiterate or educated. Loneliness Continue reading
The Risk of Depression and Suicide Among University Students of Kuwait: A Cross-Study of Three Universities
Dr. Juliet Dinkha & Sarah Mobasher American University of Kuwait (AUK) Depression and Suicide risk was studied in students of three leading universities of Kuwait, The American University of Kuwait (AUK), Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST), and Australian Continue reading
The Journey of a Psychoanalyst and How His Treatment Altered the Harmful Effects of Early Experiences
Elliott Schuman Long Island University A mistaken belief of mine was that the only important people were affluent, and (especially) attractive, respected, or notorious. Another misconception I had was that one had to be celebrated to have a story. During Continue reading